Cognitive Deficit

Our brain, as a rule, is able to understand, learn, memorize and process all external information, captured by our senses. Cognitive Deficit, is the name given to limitation of mental capacity to assimilate different functions. There is no single pattern, however, the presence of cognitive deficit affects our concentration, communication and learning skills.

There is no cure for cognitive deficit. The treatment objective is limited to the rigorous assessment of the person, and later to the rehabilitation of the cognitive functions, with the objective of progressive improvement, adapting the stimulation exercises to each person.

The identification of cognitive deficit is carried out through anamnesis (interview with the person and their family, where the personal, clinical and neuropsychological tests results are collected). It aims to assess the degree of cognitive deficit (from mild to severe) and the way it manifests itself in the person’s behavior and in their daily life activities.

The main functions evaluated to identify the cognitive deficit are orientation, memory, attention, logical thinking and reasoning, executive function, language, perception and coordination.

The cognitive rehabilitation assessment material is provided by the Nurse, except for the rehabilitation of executive functions, which is carried out with the client’s belongings.

The rehabilitation of the cognitive functions is carried out by the multidisciplinary team.

In the Nursing field, both assessment and cognitive rehabilitation are carried out continuously, through various exercises depending on the works topic: orientation, memory and attention, thinking, executive function, language, perception and coordination.

The cognitive rehabilitation assessment material is provided by the Nurse, except for the rehabilitation of executive functions, which is carried out with the client’s belongings.

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